After completing this mission, the two began to return.
As dusk approached, the road in the mountains was a little dark, and a layer of gray clouds came from the sky, and drizzle fell.
Lorraine Hill (Mecia) raised her hand to block the subtle rain, stood on a hill and looked into the distance.
"It's a bit reluctant to rush back before dark, the rain is still getting heavier."
There are no roads in the mountains. Once the ground is soaked by rain, it will become muddy. It is a trivial matter to get your clothes dirty, but it is really not a wise choice to drive in the rain like this.
"Find a place to rest for the night." The girl turned around and looked at Lottie beside her.
"Yes." Lottie nodded, and then followed Mecia in front.
After walking in the mountains for a long time, Mecia took Lottie to the foot of a rock. Looking at the sloping rock wall, the girl pulled out her sword.
The lavender sword blade flashed in the air, and then a rock block peeled off from the rock wall, revealing a space where you could lean on it.
"You stay here for a while, I'll go find some firewood." Mecia simply gave instructions, then went around the nearby woods and picked up dead branches stained with a little rain and dew.
Soon after, a burst of smoke rose, and then the wood crackled into flames.
In this way, the two of them sat under the rain-shielding rock wall, around a small campfire, toasting their clothes and heating up their dry food.
The rain is getting heavier and heavier, and the water droplets roll down from the layers of leaves, dripping on the ground, causing continuous splashes. The world outside is hazy and noisy, and there is a little thunder in the distant sky.
Looking at the orange-red flames in front of her, a warm feeling came from the palm of her hand. Lottie felt a lot warmer, and Mecia also took off her shoes, knelt on her side, and baked her wet socks.
Looking at Mecia's serious and quiet look, Lottie unconsciously raised the corners of her mouth slightly.
This swordsman girl also has a very cute side. Perhaps she realized at this time that the other person should be about the same age as herself, but she has been hidden by her extraordinary strength these days and has not noticed it.
"Where is Sister Mecia from? The way you speak is very standard." Lottie was a little curious.
"Me?" Mecia, also known as Lorraine Hill, turned his head and thought for a moment.
How should I put it? It would be easy to expose herself by saying that she is from the Empire. She does not understand the local customs and traditional way of life.
"I'm from the Crancia side and grew up in a remote forest village."
"It doesn't feel like it. Sister Mecia is so powerful and knows so much." Lottie hugged her knees, put her chin on them, and looked at the girl in front of her.
"It's just a little bit awesome. In fact, I've been traveling around a lot, so I've been to a lot of places." The girl unwrapped the pancake wrapped in oil paper and placed it next to the fire, preparing to bake it before eating.
"Where's Lottie, is your family from the south?" At this time, Lorraine Hill also asked.
"Well, yes. My family used to be quite big, but now, maybe I am the only one." Lottie said in a calm tone. These days, under the guidance of Lorraine Hill, she seems to have looked away.
many.
"I'm sorry to remind you of something sad."
"No need to apologize. In fact, I've been thinking about it every day during this period. I'm used to it." Lottie turned her gaze to the bonfire aside. In the orange flames, memories of the past slowly emerged.
"Sister Mecia should be able to guess that I am not a child from an ordinary family." Lottie suddenly said.
"You can probably tell. After all, civilian children wouldn't be so well-maintained." Lorraine Hill smiled slightly. She had seen farm work when she was a child, and it was actually very hard.
Hoeing sounds easy, but when the heavy hoe is held in the palm of the hand and hits the ground hard, the children will know how hard the dried soil is, and how hard the shock on the hoe handle is
It hurts your hands and feels uncomfortable. The poison of the sun and the mosquitoes in the grass are not wonderful things.
"I am indeed a child of a noble family." Lottie looked at the bonfire and slowly talked about the past.
"My life as a child was indeed very luxurious and happy, so I was allowed to be a little willful."
"But this kind of life is over. After the empire was defeated, my family was also liquidated, deprived of its title, and then encountered many unfortunate things."
When these words that had been deeply buried in her heart were spoken, Lottie suddenly felt much better.
"I was protected by retainers and guards and escaped. Later, others slowly disappeared and got separated along the way, so in the end I was the only one."
"When I'm sleeping, I often dream about many people, but I'm also very scared and ashamed. I can't do anything for them."
"If it were my brother, he would probably go for revenge, but I'm just a coward and want to escape from all this." Looking at the flames blankly, Lottie said what was in her heart.
"I can't do it. I don't know what is right. It's even difficult to refute the charges against the family."
The rain in the mountains and forests is continuous. From time to time, water droplets fall from the trees, dripping on the ground, splashing water in a flash, and some falling on the leaves, making a slight tapping sound.
After listening to Lottie's words, Lorraine Hill didn't know how to comfort her, so he patted her back gently and sat with her.
The dough next to the flame is slowly heated, with some traces of browning showing on the edges, and a faint fragrance spreads in the rain.
"Let's have something to eat." The girl put the warm pancake in Lottie's hand, then picked up a piece herself and gently broke it open, revealing the steaming meat filling inside.
She ate in small bites because she was already hungry after staying outside for a day.
The two of them ate hot dry food next to the cool rain curtain, and a faint sense of satisfaction rose in their hearts.
It would be nice to have a comfortable bed, Lorraine Hill thought. If Eidolon were here, he would definitely ask the girl to make a comfortable big bed, and then roll on it and sleep listening to the sound of rain.
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But for now, for the sake of keeping my identity secret, I’d better bear with it for the time being. Or, it’s fun to experience a different life.
She took off the cloak behind her and spread it on the stone surface inside the rock wall. Then the two of them sat on it, preparing to rest against the stone wall for a simple night.
Speaking of which, her extraordinary sequence is about to advance, maybe tonight.
Thinking like this, Lorraine Hill closed his eyes, his thoughts gradually sank into the depths of his consciousness, and the extraordinary core like silver metal in his body began to change.
The golden veins are like blazing charcoal fire, spreading and expanding within the extraordinary core, and the magic power continues to move forward along these veins, constantly running and gradually expanding.
After a long time, Lorraine Hill opened her eyes again. It was already late at night. She looked at the virtual screen in her field of vision, and her own panel also appeared.